CSL: Shanghai close in on Beijing

Shanghai Shenhua have cut the lead at the top of the Chinese Super League thanks to a 3-2 win over Jiangsu Shuntian. Meanwhile, Beijing Guoan were unable to extend their advantage at the top of the table after being held to a 1-1 draw away to Henan Jianye.

The leaders had looked set to pick up three points on the road when Joel
Griffiths put them ahead in the 17th minute, but Leandro Netto equalised from
the penalty spot with 12 minutes remaining for third-bottom Henan.

Shanghai capitalised on Beijing's slip-up by overturning a two-goal half-time
deficit to see off Jiangsu.

Goals from Lu Bofei and Paolo De La Haza had given Jiangsu a healthy interval
lead but Luis Salmeron pulled one back with a penalty five minutes into the
second half and then restored parity nine minutes later before Duvier Riascos'
last-gasp winner sealed all three points.

Shanxi Zhongxin moved up to sixth with a 2-1 triumph against fifth-placed
Hangzhou Greentown, Qu Bo's last-gasp goal proving decisive after Wilson had
cancelled out Sebastian Vazquez's first-half effort for the hosts.

Zhenyu Du gave the home team the lead on the stroke of half-time but they
required an 84th-minute equaliser from Anzur Ismailov to nick a point after
Jung-Hwan Ahn's second-half brace had turned the game on its head.